Boys' name · peaked in 1993
Zachary name popularity since 1925
553,087 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Zachary. Half of them were born in 1996 or earlier, so the typical Zachary is about 30 years old in 2026. Zachary peaked in 1993 as the #15 name for boys, and it ranked #216 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 553,087
- Named Zachary, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #216
- for boys in 2025 (1,646 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 1,529 girls · 551,558 boys
- Most popular in
- New Hampshire
- 1.90× its national share
Peak year is the year Zachary made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Zachary births per year, 1925–2025
1993 was the biggest year for Zachary both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1971 and 1976, Zachary became 4.3× more common, from 1 in 2,520 baby boys to 1 in 593.
- Steepest fall: Between 2001 and 2006, its share of baby boys fell by 43%, from 1 in 107 to 1 in 187.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Zachary's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Zachary.
Decade by decade
Babies named Zachary in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 89 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 142 | #2,125 |
| 1940s | 0 | 404 | #1,580 |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,169 | #444 |
| 1960s | 12 | 3,476 | #436 |
| 1970s | 101 | 19,060 | #145 |
| 1980s | 617 | 101,818 | #39 |
| 1990s | 467 | 225,290 | #14 |
| 2000s | 263 | 134,756 | #29 |
| 2010s | 64 | 51,146 | #88 |
| 2020–25 | 5 | 13,208 | #216 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
47.2% of babies named Zachary from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Zachary is most popular
The index compares Zachary's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Zachary.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 1.90× | 3,326 |
| Alaska | 1.87× | 1,549 |
| Nevada | 1.65× | 3,272 |
| Utah | 1.61× | 7,641 |
| Delaware | 1.60× | 1,849 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Zachary and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Zachary (this page) | 551,558 | 1993 |
| Zachery | 29,836 | 1993 |
| Zacharie | 1,150 | 1994 |
| Zacary | 1,137 | 1999 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Zachary's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Zachary.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Zachary (1993).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data